Darlene Morris

Darlene Morris is a Senior Attorney in the firm’s Irvine, California office and an experienced advocate for publicly held corporations, investment advisory firms, local businesses, and individuals in real estate, business, and bankruptcy matters.

Ms. Morris focuses her practice on consumer and commercial finance, loan servicing, and real estate and title disputes. Her litigation experience includes claims under the Homeowner Bill of Rights, the Unfair Competition Law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and other consumer protection statutes. She has successfully tried cases to verdict in both jury and bench trials.

Ms. Morris is also well-versed in federal, state, and local tenant protection laws and ordinances. She advises and represents investors in the post-foreclosure management of high-value REO assets in these heavily regulated jurisdictions, including contested evictions.
In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Morris advises business entities on transactional matters and compliance issues, including the preparation, review, and negotiation of Servicing Agreements, Manufacturing Contracts, Retailer Agreements, and Terms and Conditions, among others. Her litigation experience gives her valuable insight when reviewing corporate records and company agreements before disputes arise.

Ms. Morris is admitted to practice law in the State of California, the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Morris earned her undergraduate degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her law degree, magna cum laude, from Chapman University School of Law, with an emphasis in Real Estate Law. While in law school, Ms. Morris served as an academic fellow, as a student ambassador, and on the executive board of several organizations, including Chapman Law Review and the Alternative Dispute Resolution competition team. Ms. Morris’s law school achievements include receiving seven CALI Excellence for the Future Awards® and being the inaugural recipient of the Cathy Elliott Award in Community Building.